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Cam’ron in Paid in Full
Listen, we’re not totally sold on Cam as an actor. Killa Season was pretty abysmal. But regardless, there’s no denying his performance in Paid in Full was totally awesome. In his acting debut, Cam was convincing as Rico, Mitch’s hot-headed, backstabbing muscle. He later acknowledged his own greatness on “I Really Mean It” when he rapped “Look at my life/First movie ever, murked out Mekhi Phife.”